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NHSE987 - Eye Testing in Special Education Settings in North West

Health and social work services
Optician services
North West (UKD)
Published value
£5,367,000
Submission deadline 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published3
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 13:13 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Deadline: 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
3lots
3 lots · 3 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~48 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 48 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£5,367,000
Contract/award value: £5,367,000
2 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
6 bids
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
Based on 36,437 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
5.15%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
48 days
Median time between deadline and award
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Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
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Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NHS England - North West: "NHSE987 - Eye Testing in Special Education Settings in North West". Published status: complete. Published value: £5,367,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS England - North WestScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£5,367,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS England - North West
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS England - North West. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
67.9% of reports have one bid · Mean: 1.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Waythrough (Formerly Humankind)Top vendor: 0.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 28 active published awards; 28 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Waythrough (Formerly Humankind)15 wins£403,336—
Practice Plus Group Health & Rehabilitation Services Limited3 wins£104,239,974—
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust3 wins£52,443,865—
Time for Teeth Limited3 wins£5,651,973—
FCJ OPTICALS LTD2 wins£3,177,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS England - North West
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published17 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
Last source update17 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth and social work services, Optician services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-059333
What is being bought
This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB (the Relevant Authorities) who have undertaken a competition process to provide Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in the North West. Contract Start Date: 01 September 2026 Contract End Date: 31 August 2029 The contract term is for a period of 3 years.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    17 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    17 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    17 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
  5. Published value updated to £5,367,000
    27 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    27 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    27 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    27 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
  9. Status changed to planned
    3 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    3 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    3 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Greater Manchester
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in Greater Manchester. The contract term is for a period of 3 years commencing on 01 September 2026. Annual Contract value: £730,000 (Total value over 3 year Term: £2,190,000) This is a New Service. Additional information: The Relevant Authority assessed the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined above and detailed within the provider response documentation. The contract award criteria are specified in the provider response documents.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Cheshire and Merseyside
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract term is for a period of 3 years commencing on 01 September 2026. Annual Contract value: £641,000 (Total value over 3 year Term: £1,923,000) This is a New Service. Additional information: The Relevant Authority assessed the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined above and detailed within the provider response documentation. The contract award criteria are specified in the provider response documents.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lancashire and South Cumbria
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This is an INTENTION TO AWARD Notice following The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 - Competitive Process. This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Regulations 2024 (Procurement Act 2023) or Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Provision of Eye Testing Services in Special Education Settings (SES) in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The contract term is for a period of 3 years commencing on 01 September 2026. Annual Contract value: £418,000 (Total value over 3 year Term: £1,254,000) This is a New Service. Additional information: The Relevant Authority assessed the five key criteria against the service requirements and determined the relative importance of each, as outlined above and detailed within the provider response documentation. The contract award criteria are specified in the provider response documents.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    17 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £2,190,000
  7. Contract active
    Signed 16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,923,000
  8. Contract active
    Signed 16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,254,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
2020VISION UK LTD
Not published · Not published · active
FCJ Opticals Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
FCJ Opticals Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Greater Manchester
£2,190,000 · signed 16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Cheshire and Merseyside
£1,923,000 · signed 16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Lancashire and South Cumbria
£1,254,000 · signed 16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 5 (lot 1)
bids: 3 (lot 2)
bids: 6 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS England - North West

Contracting authority GB-NHS-Q75
View buyer profile

  • NHS England - North West
    buyer

    GB-NHS: Q75
    Merseyside, UKD, L3 4BL
    [email protected]

  • 2020VISION UK LTD
    supplier

    GB-COH: 12617795
    2 Sledmere Close, Bolton, UKD, BL1 8JP

  • FCJ OPTICALS LTD
    supplier

    GB-COH: 10034787
    9 Grenfell Drive, Bradford, UKD, BD3 7EN

  • NHS England - North West
    reviewBody

    Merseyside, L3 4BL
    [email protected]
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